The New Southern University: Academic Freedom and Liberalism at Unc

by Charles J. Holden

The creation of the "modern university" dates back to the early 1900s when American professors fashioned for their institutions a mission of social service and defined themselves as truth-seekers whose expertise would bring social benefits. These academics also introduced a new idea to the American public: academic freedom. In 1925, University of North Carolina President Harry Woodburn Chase proclaimed, "What the university believes with all its heart,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813134382
• ISBN13: 9780813134383
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"